CVE-2026-90890 (GCVE-0-2026-90890)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-14 10:35 – Updated: 2026-09-14 11:19
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
ASRock|ASRock Polychrome SYNC/RGB software utility - Untrusted Pointer Dereference
Summary
ASRock Polychrome SYNC/RGB software utility developed by ASRock Inc. has an Untrusted Pointer Dereference vulnerability. Authenticated local attackers can send a specially crafted IOCTL request to cause the driver to dereference an unvalidated pointer, resulting in an operating system crash.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-09-14 10:59 UTC
CWE
- CWE-822 - Untrusted Pointer Dereference
Assigner
References
2 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.twcert.org.tw/tw/cp-132-11205-f6677-1.html | third-party-advisory |
| https://www.twcert.org.tw/en/cp-139-11204-6b1c6-2.html | third-party-advisory |
Impacted products
2 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASRock | ASRock Polychrome SYNC/RGB for MB |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 1.0.118
(custom)
|
guessed | |
| ASRock | ASRock Polychrome SYNC/RGB for VGA |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 2.0.219
(custom)
|
guessed |
Date Public
2026-09-14 10:33
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